Im francis rivera. And im phillip we begin with the breaking news. Iran striking back for the death of win of its most powerful figures Qasem Soleimani last night they launched two military bases in iraq. This is the moment they struck, it is not confirmed by u. S. Officials. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. All right as you can see, its pitch black. So its really hard to see the full extent of the damage but you can hear just how loud that blast was. At this point its unclear if there were any american casualties and at the white house the president tweeted all is well and theyre assessing the damage all eyes will be on him this joining from beirut is chris, its daylight there where you are, what have you learned this morning . Well, so far were hearing there are no confirmed u. S. Casualties an the Iraqi Military said there were no iraqi casualties these were in Northern Iraq and one in anwar province about 200 miles from the Iranian Border now these were symmetric attacks, pretty conventional weapons used, also appeared to have been some kind of warning received because the air raid sire rens began to sound element two hours before the missiles hit the target so iran trying to get ahead of this and saying in advance this was going to be a proportionate and symmetrical atta attack, trying to take the prhigh ground, if you out of keeping proxies throughout the region such as i am where hezbollah is headquarters, the islamic miltitary group estimate to have an army bigger than lebanon with targets just across the border in israel theyve been waiting to hear how donald trump will respond, as is the rest of the region the ball is now in Donald Trumps court. Back to you. Sure is thank you chris in beirut in consequential morning. Thank you. Back in washington members of congress are voicing concerns, House Speaker pelosi saying the u. S. Cannot afford war and has been critical about the administrations decision to kill soleimani what else are we hearing from members of congress . Theyre looking back and looking forward. Looking back to get a briefing on what prompted the u. S. Air strike that killed soleimani but also looking forward now with a debate between lawmakers whether or not President Trump needs congressional approval for more military action. I do believe that the congress should be the ones making the decisions whether or not we declare war i think killing a Major General for another country is an act of war. So i think there is a possibility if congress were to come together, republican and democratic to say this say power to ominous for one person to have the president has all of the authority he needs given what he describes as an act of war by iran to move forward we do not know yet what action will be taken President Trump tweeting all is well overnight. Saying so far so good on the unknown casualties we know the secretary of state and secretary of defense were at the white house watching and reacting to these strikes by iran. Back to you. The rest of the country and the world watching, tracy, thank you. Also in iran, tragedy in the sky after a Ukraine International airline plight crashed according to Iranian State tv a boeing 737 crashed killing nearly 200 passengers including 9 crew members, reportedly it had just taken off from a local airport and crashed not long after over 2 dozen ambulance on scene with emergency crews that reportedly paused efforts because of the intense fire. According to the Ukraine Embassy it was a crash due to engine failure. In puerto rico a strong 6. 2 earthquake struck the island killing one and injuring nearly a dozen. It also knocked out homes and knocked out power and collapsed building President Trump has signed an Emergency Declaration to that region to allow the federal government to provide assistance to them. We have the latest terrified residence ran from stores and homes as a deadly earthquake rocked puerto rico. The ground shook at 4 30 a 6. 4 magnitude earthquake and items its flew off the shelves as employees scramble to safety terrifying aftershocks followed. Devastation seen from the skies. Puerto rico officials calling the quake the most destructive the country has seen in a century saying it caused one fatality a 73yearold man was killed at his home when a wall fell on him. Churches and schools are one of hundreds displaced, this Catholic Church was pristine but now bricks in shambles, ripped right off the roof this is one of many cultural sites devastated. Thanks for that report. A look now at our weather. Good morning, quiet weather most of thursday is okay but friday, saturday, and sunday very unactive pattern, unusual springlike storm. Rain will break out from texas to the great lakes, minor travel skern concerns, but friday as storm forms in texas will continue right through saturday through the southeast. On top of that its been pretty wet in areas in the south. Were going to have a lot of rain and lot of moisture could have issues with flash flooding and even flooding some of the rivers. On the back side of the storm some cold air, a band of heavy snow possibly in missouri and from kansas city to st. Louis to chicago, and thunderstorms and rain traveling to the south. Friday night to saturday morning we have a threat of severe weather. Right now all facets are possible, tornados, wind damage and maybe hail starting in east texas spreading through the south from friday through saturday keep aeye t. N on i today is lakes but today is the coldest by far up to the teens in green bay thats about it. Well take that thanks bill. Aurp chec aurp all right. Check out this amazing footage, experts believe that fire ball you see streaking across the night sky is in fact a meteor. We were lucky the cameras were rolling to catch that cosmic spectackl spectacle. Still ahead more on military tensions between the u. S. And iran did you know that every single flush fling odors onto your soft surfaces . Then they get released back into the air so you smell them later. Ew. Right . Thats why febreze created small spaces. Press firmly and watch it get to work. Unlike the leading cone, small spaces continuously eliminates odors in the air and on surfaces so they dont come back for 45 days. Now thats one flushin fresh bathroom. 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Thats kind of surprising. We got to remember this whole situation is surprising. You got to remember this moment, keep it in your mind, the iranians Just Launched a conventional attack against u. S. Forces in the middle east. There were no reported casualties and so far the iranians are calling it a success and the Trump Administration have said all is so ieay find it hard to believe another foot is not about to drop and that this mutual satisfaction between what just happened, this really violent episode, is going to last throughout the rest of day. Seems Something Else will happen and well discover more. We can only hope deescalation prevail. A serious moment here. Thank you sir. The case of a missing Mother Police have announced they arrested the estranged husband and his girlfriend, charged in connection with jennifers disappearances he is charged with the murder and kidnapping of his estranged wife jennifer. 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